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If you are, or you’re aspiring to be a metal head, you know the band Kylesa. Formed in Savannah, GA in 2001, “Descend Within” is from the band’s debut self-titled album. Known for their many interpretations of metal, “Descend Within” was laid down on a day the band felt like stoner-rock and math-rock sound awesome together, and they do.
“Decend Within“ (play/download mp3)
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Things To Do When You Should Be Dead Anyway is the debut full length from Virginia’s FORENSICS, who play a monolithic, mountainous brand of heavy guitar-driven rock. “Boat Day At The Marina” is designed to make you scowl and bang your head while beating on your steering wheel. Part hardcore, part math rock, part prog-metal, this group crafts songs with zero genre discrimination.
“Boat Day At The Marina“ (play/download mp3)
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Quite possibly the first song many of you ever heard from this band… Track #1 from their 1994 debut LP, Burn My Eyes. I know it was the first track I heard from them and have been hooked on their Oakland style grind-and-rip ever since.
“Davidian“ (play/download mp3)
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Ever wanted to know what Metallica would sound like if they still had that fire they had in the early days, Lars stayed home like he should, a better drummer showed up, and (mercifully) James Hetfield’s mic was broken so he couldn’t spew his lame lyrics all over the track? Assacre has this sound nailed and it ROCKS!! This is taken from his first self-relesed EP, Impossibly Silent. The CD is out of print so keep your mitts on “I Have Fifteen Legs” and impress your metal enthusiast friends with this esoteric track.
Assacre – “I Have Fifteen Legs“ (play/download mp3)
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LA’s Goatsnake originally recorded “Easy Greasy” for their Flower of Disease album released in 2000. Heavy percussion follows some of the most tuned-down guitar work since Black Sabbath. Listen to the lyrics, it’s a love song written for fans of metal, or for fans of worthy music.
Goatsnake “Easy Greasy“ (play/download mp3)
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Hot Damn!!! What else can I say??? It’s the mother f*ckin’ MC5! This tune rocks my world! Turn it up and praise the sonic sounds of the almighty Motor City Five!!!!!!
MC5 “Sister Ann“ (play/download mp3)
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Yes, 3-piece instrumental band Russian Circles can be compared to a lot of instrumental bands, but a lot of bands don’t have the pounding metal riffs combined with sweeping sonic changes like Russian Circles. “Death Rides a Horse” is from Circles’ first self-released EP, and still stands as the sonic blue-print of their catalog.
Russian Circles – “Death Rides a Horse“ (play/download mp3)
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Listening to Dead And Gone is like huffing gasoline while driving 200 miles per hour on a single-lane highway in complete darkness. It’s the same old story: boy meets girl, boy loses girl; boy finds girl again only to get shot at point blank range after buying a wedding ring for his future bride. Don’t be fooled by the beautiful cover art adorning their Alternative Tentacles’ debut, God Loves Everyone But You. What waits inside for you is full-on dark, droning, brooding rage waiting to be unleashed into your brain.
Dead and Gone – “Phantom Limb“ (play/download mp3)
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I know most of us stopped listening to prog-metal in 2008 but Asunder is such an awesome band. This 14-minute plus adventure reminds us why we listened to prog-metal in the first place.
Asunder – “Twilight“ (play/download mp3)
